12 Most Powerful Internet of Things Companies

This alphabetized list is an unscientific preview of some of the biggest companies attempting to turn the IoT market into a reality.

The Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to balloon in the coming years. Research firm Gartner predicts IoT will generate $300 billion in revenue by 2020, with estimates of how many connected devices ranging from 25 billion to more than 200 billion. Those devices need sensors, networks, back-end infrastructure and analytics software to make them useful though. This list is an unscientific preview of some of the biggest companies attempting to turn the IoT market into a reality.